Rouge's collection at PFDC Sunsilk Fashion Week 2010

Rouge has showcased a diverse diffusion collection including women's wear with a selection of menswear pieces.

“Rouge is about modern silhouettes with an eastern touch embellished to give a vintage look incorporating local fabrics.”

Rouge has showcased a diverse diffusion collection including womenswear with a selection of menswear pieces. Entitled ‘The Rebel’, this collection is inspired by rebellious royals, Spanish matadors and Jodhpur polo players thereby giving the line an overall vintage look and feel. Expect pieces including bolero jackets and cocktail dresses featuring Polki jewelled embroideries with antique naqshi and kora with a twist for a more wild and rugged aesthetic. ‘The Rebel’ is based in a contemporary and classic mix of fabrics including jersey, silk and satin with a hint of cotton silk and as the name rouge signifies, each piece also featured the shade itself. Rouge’s fashion week collection also included a denim line in collaboration with retail brand Stoneage, incorporatied a new stretch denim fabric.

Inspired by their mother and designer Memoona Manan, Sundas and Faraz Manan, the brother and sister duo behind the Rouge fashion house are sought after for their couture and bridal wear, locally and internationally. With Faraz’s degree in Economics and Sundas as a graduate from the coveted London College of Fashion, Rouge has had the honour of designing couture for Victoria Beckham as well as the Saudi Royal Family and Sundas herself has styled Bollywood celebrity Deepika Padukone for a series of scenes in her movie, ‘Love Aaj Kal’. Rouge has shown at a diversity of international fashion destinations including New York, Bombay and Dubai and in Pakistan, has been nominated for best Couture at the prestigious Lux Style Awards.